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Originally Posted by vash
under 20!!?? wow.
i am pared down..only hiking clothes and camo clothes..none in between. thunderstorms today..so i need a tent. taking a single wall, one man. lows are in the high 30's. binos, and gear..
wow, under 20? my water bladder..damn. rethinking that, but i have never been there, so i dont know the regularity of a running stream.
and i am not sure i have enough food for 4-5 nights..
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You can eat well on 2lbs of food per day... concentrate on calories per ounce. Pepperoni, chocolate, nuts, cheese, Clif bars, peanut butter... all are great for packing in calories at low weight. An ounce of macadamia nuts has 200 calories... bring in 2lbs of those and you've got 6400 calories,
plenty to keep you going all day! I typically budget 4,000 cals/day for me backpacking if I don't want to shed weight.
My pack is around 17lbs... but that is without water, food or bear canister. I generally carry around 64 ounces of water with me if there is water in the area, generally consume around 2lbs of food and 3oz of fuel per day and my bear keg weighs around 2 lbs as well.
Yes I have some seriously light gear (sleeping bag under 2lbs, tent under 3, pack under 2) but I bet you can make some savings by re-examining what you are bringing. Below is my packing list for a trip I took in the Sierras last September... probably comparable conditions to your trip. That being said, I am a backpacker not a hunter so...YMMV.
Here is the breakdown in ounces:
On me:
Socks - Smartwool 3
Underarmour 2
REI nylon hiking shorts 4
Wicking tshirt 4
La sportiva wildcat shoes 25
Gaiters 4
Watch w/altimeter 2
Trekking poles w/duct tape 20
Total on me: 64oz/ 4lbs
In my pack:
extra pair Socks-Smartwool 2.85
extra pair underwear 2
extra wicking tshirt 4
long underwear top 8
Long underwear bottom 8
Rain shell pants 11
Rain shell coat 12
Western mountaineering flight vest 6
fleece cap 1
toothbrush 1
Sleeping bag (Western Mountaineering megalite) 25
pad 14
fork, spoon, plate, cup 7
Golite Jam backpack 29
platypus water bladder 1
lighter 1
Swiss army knife 5
headlamp 2.75
pack towel 3
baseball cap for sun protection 4
sunglasses 2
waterproof pack cover 5
cigars 5
Trowel 4
TP 3
ground cloth 8
tent (golite shangri la) 39
iodine 1
stove 11
Fuel bottle 5
cooking pot 9
first aid kit 11
bug spray 1.25
sunscreen 2
compass 2
Camera 8
garbage bags X 4 4
toothpaste 2
Map 1
Total in pack: 271oz/17lbs